Michigan Administrative Code

R 285.814.6 Starting rules. Rule 6. The starting rules shall be the U.S.T.A. starting rules. History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS.

R 285.814.7 Final reports; additional information; records of payment; retention. Rule 7. (1) Within 15 days after completion of Michigan futurity races or September 30, whichever is sooner, a fair association shall submit to the director originals of the judges' sheets signed by…

R 285.814.8 Registration. Rule 8. (1) The owner or lessee shall register a standardbred stallion, on forms provided by the fairs and racing division, by January 1 each year in which the stallion will be standing at service in this state. (2) The owner or lessee of a newly acquire…

R 285.814.9 Rescission. Rule 9. Regulation No. 803 governing "Special Purses on Michigan Sired Colts," being R 285.803 of the Michigan Administrative Code and appearing on pages 370 to 373 of the 1957 Annual Supplement to the Code, is rescinded. History:1979 AC.

R 281.814 Environmental assessment. Rule 4. In each application for a permit, all existing and potential adverse environmental effects shall be determined and the department shall not issue a permit unless the department determines both of the following: (a) That the adverse impa…

R 408.814 Definitions; waterslide. Rule 14. (1) Waterslide" means an inclined, nonmechanical amusement ride that has all of the following characteristics: (a) Consists of 1 or more courses of varying slopes and directions. (b) Relies on gravity and not a mechanical system to prop…

R 285.815.1 Definitions. Rule 1. As used in these rules: (a) "Department" means the Michigan department of agriculture. (b) "Director" means the director of the department. (c) "Domicile" means the fixed, permanent, and principal home to which a person intends to return. (d) "Fai…

R 285.815.10 Jockeys' use of alcoholic beverages. Rule 10. A jockey shall not ride in a registered light horse race at a fair, whose purse is paid in part or full by state funds, while under the influence of alcohol. A jockey shall submit to a breath analyzer test when directed b…

R 285.815.11 Illegal use of drugs. Rule 11. It is illegal to administer, internally or externally, a drug of a nature that could affect or alter the performance of a horse in a registered light horse race where state funds are used for any portion of purses offered. History: 1979…

R 285.815.12 Definition of drugs. Rule 12. As used in these rules, "drug" means: (a) Any article recognized or for which the standards or specifications are prescribed in the official compendium consisting of the United States pharmacopeia, homeopathic pharmacopeia of the United …

R 285.815.13 Collection of samples. Rule 13. Saliva and urine samples may be obtained by the director from any horse entered in a registered light horse race. The director or his representative may request the fair association to furnish necessary help to obtain saliva and urine …

R 285.815.14 Devices. Rule 14. An electrical, mechanical, or other device shall not be used for the purpose of stimulating or depressing an animal or affecting his speed or ability in a race. A person shall not have such a device in his possession where state funds are used for a…

R 285.815.15 Hearings. Rule 15. If a provision of these rules or any other rule or state law applicable to a registered light horse race program is violated, the director shall notify the horse's owner of the violation and shall hold a hearing thereon within 30 days after the dat…

R 285.815.16 Final reports; preservation of records. Rule 16. (1) Within 15 days after completion of a registered light horse race program, an association shall submit to the director originals of judges' sheets signed by the presiding judge, a sworn statement on forms provided b…

R 285.815.1a Determination of domicile. Rule 1a. Factors to be considered in determining domicile are as follows: Page 2 Courtesy of Michigan Administrative Rules (a) Voting registration or alien registration showing a Michigan address. (b) Federal income tax return showing a Mic…

R 285.815.2 Applications for state aid. Rule 2. (1) A fair desiring state aid for light horse races shall file its annual registered light horse racing program with the fairs and racing division of the department by February 1 of each year for approval by the director. (2) The li…

R 285.815.3 Presiding judges. Rule 3. (1) The department shall hire, with the approval of the racing commissioner, the presiding judges for registered light horse races conducted at a fair. Only judges approved by the director and the racing commissioner shall preside at register…

R 285.815.4 Track maintenance; track equipment; head and saddle pad numbers. Rule 4. (1) A race track over which registered light horse races are conducted shall be maintained so as to make registered light horse racing safe. The track shall be adequately drained, shall be kept i…

R 285.815.5 Allocations of state aid; "certificate of eligibility" defined. Rule 5. (1) Allocations to a fair for purses for registered light horse races shall be made by the director as prescribed by law. The department shall pay a sum of not more than 75% of the purse offered, …

R 285.815.6 Purse distribution. Rule 6. A purse for a registered light horse race at a fair, which is paid in part or full by state funds, shall be divided as follows: 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 4th Place 5th Place (a) Five or more starters 45% 25% 15% 10% 5% (b) Four starters…

R 285.815.7 Split races. Rule 7. A fair conducting a split race shall not receive an additional state allocation to that race. History: 1979 AC.

R 285.815.8 Entries. Rule 8. (1) Entries shall be made in the following manner: (a) Entries shall be accepted within 2 weeks before race day. Page 4 Courtesy of Michigan Administrative Rules (b) Post positions shall be drawn 1 week before race day. (c) An entry made after post po…

R 285.815.9 Racing rules for specific breeds. Rule 9. A registered light horse breed association shall file with the director the current rules of racing for its programs for registered horses, and shall conduct any registered light horse races receiving any state funds under the…

R 281.815 Structure maintenance. Rule 5. The following structures may be maintained in accordance with section 30103(j) of the act: (a) Seawalls, if the repair is only of the seawall facing or sheeting or support piling and if the maintenance does not encompass more than 25% of t…

R 460.815 Rescission. Rule 5. R 460.521 to R 460.572 of the Michigan Administrative Code, noted on page 4706 of the 1979 Michigan Administrative Code, are rescinded. History: 1988 AACS.

R 299.815 Yellow perch; suspension of size or weight minimums; exception. Rule 5. To remove the size and weight limits and closed seasons on yellow perch taken in the Michigan waters of the Great Lakes not otherwise closed to commercial fishing, the provisions of section 14(d) an…

R 324.815 Class II permit modifications. Rule 815. (1) Modifications to a Class II permit issued pursuant to R 324.206 may be considered major modifications and subject to requirements of R 324.802 and R 324.803. Minor modifications are not subject to requirements of R 324.802 an…

R 408.815 Routing sheets. Rule 15. (1) Routing sheets that are in a paper or digital format are required to be submitted to the department by mobile operators at the time of application for a permit or annual renewal of the permit. Routing sheets must include all of the following…

R 285.816.1 Definitions. Rule 1. As used in these rules: (a) "Association" means a corporation organized under a law of this state and governed by an elected board of directors, or an association under 1855 PA 80, MCL 453.231, or board functioning under 1929 PA 11, MCL 46.151, an…

R 285.816.2 Allotments; qualifications. Rule 2. (1) An association receiving an allotment shall not require persons using the fair facilities to be members of an association or organization. (2) An association shall conduct a fair for a period of not less than 3 years before cons…

R 285.816.3 Allotments; application and approval. Rule 3. (1) The president and secretary of an association requesting funds shall file a properly completed application, on forms provided by the department, with the director for consideration on or before May 1 preceding the stat…

R 285.816.4 Stabling facilities. Rule 4. (1) Michigan residents shall be given preference over persons from outside Michigan for stabling facilities. (2) Stalls shall not be less than 80 square feet per horse. (3) Water shall be provided to each building used in this program. (4)…

R 285.816.5 Training facilities. Rule 5. (1) A racetrack on which standardbred harness horses train shall be free of stones, rocks, and any other foreign objects. It shall be adequately drained from weather conditions and graded to be smooth, well groomed, and compatible for trai…

R 285.816.6 Final approval. Rule 6. After an application has been submitted, the department shall conduct an inspection of the total facility in order to determine that the facility meets the standards described in R 285.816.4 and R 285.816.5. History: 1979 AC.

R 285.816.7 Allotments; uses. Rule 7. (1) An association whose application is approved shall be funded based on the number of horses that stable at the facility from October 1 to September 30 each year. The following shall be allotted: (a) over 200 horses $4,000.00 per year (b) 1…

R 285.816.8 Complaints; appeal. Rule 8. (1) Within 24 hours of being in attendance at a track, an individual may file a complaint in writing with the association if he or she believes the track is not maintained in a safe condition, as required by R 285.816.5.The association shal…

R 408.816 Operational training and emergency response training forms. Rule 16. Forms to track training for staff operating devices must comply with all of the following: (a) Be made available to the department on request. Page 5 Courtesy of Michigan Administrative Rules (b) Be ma…

R 299.816 Yellow perch; rescissions. Rule 6. Conservation commission orders effective September 11, 1960, and October 1, 1965, as these apply to yellow perch, being R 299.742, R 299.811, and R 299.812 of the Michigan Administrative Code, and appearing on page 1444 of the 1960 Ann…

R 285.817.1 Definitions. Rule 1. As used in these rules: (a) "Breeder" means an individual, partnership, association, or corporation who is domiciled in the state of Michigan and who owns the mare at the time of breeding. The lawful lessee of a mare at the time of breeding is dee…

R 285.817.3 Eligibility of races for state supplements. Rule 3. (1) State supplements shall be allocated for the following races: (a) Michigan-bred quarter horse overnight races. (b) The Michigan futurities. (c) Michigan-bred 2-year-old championships, handicaps, and stakes. (d) M…

R 285.817.4 Conditions and purses for races; allocation of state supplements. Rule 4. (1) The racing association of the track where races of Michigan-bred horses are to be conducted shall propose conditions and purses for the races of Michigan-bred horses. The conditions of all r…

R 285.817.5 Breeders' Awards. Rule 5. (1) The director or his or her designee shall pay a breeders' award, to the breeder of a Michigan-bred horse for each time the horse runs first, second, or third in a race, including approved fair races. The combined total award of the gross …

R 285.817.6 Certification of racing results; burden of proof; processing of payment. Rule 6. (1) In each condition book, the racing commissioner shall certify to the director at the completion of racing, the results of all races in which a Michigan-bred horse placed first, second…

R 281.817 Minor drainage structures and facilities. Rule 7. All of the following structures are minor drainage structures and facilities that do not require a permit under section 30103(f) of the act: (a) Cross road culverts that serve only to equalize the existing water surfaces…

R 299.817 Area closed to commercial fishing; Saginaw bay and Lake Huron. Rule 7. To establish an area seasonally closed to commercial fishing operations, the provisions of section 6 of Act No. 84 of the Public Acts of 1929, as amended, being S308.6 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, …

R 285.819.1 Definitions. Rule 1. As used in these rules: (a) "Breeder" means a person who is domiciled in the state of Michigan and who owns a mare at the time of breeding. The lawful lessee of a mare at the time of breeding is deemed the owner of the mare. (b) "Conditions" means…

R 285.819.2 Eligibility of horses for breeders' awards and state supplements. Rule 2. (1) Eligibility of horses for breeders' awards and state supplements is established upon compliance with the following: (a) Commencing in 1982, a mare shall be registered with the fairs and raci…